40 CFR § 35.580 - Purpose.

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title: "40 CFR § 35.580 - Purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "35.580"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401  33 U.S.C. 1251  42 U.S.C. 300f  42 U.S.C. 6901  7 U.S.C. 136  15 U.S.C. 2601  42 U.S.C. 13101  Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996); Pub. L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1344, 1373 (1997), 2 CFR 200."
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# 35.580 Purpose.

(a) *Purpose of section.* Sections 35.580 through 35.588 govern water pollution control grants to eligible Tribes and Intertribal Consortia (as defined in § 35.502) authorized under sections 106 and 518 of the Clean Water Act.

(b) *Purpose of program.* Water pollution control grants are awarded to assist Tribes and Intertribal Consortia in administering programs for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution, including programs for the development and implementation of ground-water protection strategies.

(c) *Associated program requirements.* Program requirements for water quality planning and management activities are provided in 40 CFR part 130.